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| Founded | 2004 | |||
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| Hubs | Tbilisi International Airport, Georgia | |||
| Focus cities | ||||
| Fleet size | 8 (+3 orders) | |||
| Destinations | 12 | |||
| Company slogan | Fly with us | |||
| Headquarters | Tbilisi, Georgia | |||
| Key people | Georg Okujava, (General Director) | |||
| Website | www.georgian-airways.com | |||
Georgian Airways (Georgian: ჯორჯიან ეარვეისი) is the national airline of Georgia based in the capital, Tbilisi.[1] It is a privately owned airline operating services from Georgia to destinations mainly in Europe and Western Asia. It is based at the Tbilisi International Airport.[2]
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[edit] History
The airline was established and started operations in September 1994 as Airzena and started with business and charter flights. Scheduled services were added in 1997. Airzena merged with Air Georgia in November 1999 to form Airzena Georgian Airlines and adopted the current title on 1 October 2004. In 2010 Airzena served 146,938 passengers. Kiev, Tel Aviv and Moscow were the most popular destinations with its customers. “The majority of travellers coming to Georgia nowadays are still from Ukraine, Russia and Israel,” said Nino Giorgobiani, Head of the Airzena PR Department. Airzena owns a Boeing 737-500 equipped with a modern navigation system and comfortable salons. “According to the decision of heads of Airzena the company added CRJ-200 and CRJ-100 type jets in 2009,” Giorgobiani said.
It was revealed in July 2011, that Mikhail Bagdasarov, owner of Armenia’s national carrier Armavia, plans to purchase Georgian Airways.[3] The issue is being considered and is not finalised. Mr. Bagdasarov gave appraisal of the airline's potential, stressing its good reputation.
In 2011, Georgian Airways began operating flights from Batumi to Tel Aviv, Baku, Moscow, Kharkov, Odessa and Donetsk. It also launched flights from Georgia to Tehran.
On 16 October, 2011, Georgian Airways announced its intention to sign a contract with Boeing for new Boeing 737NG and for a Boeing 787. It will receive the Boeing B737 in late 2012, and B787 in 2018.[4]
[edit] Destinations
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Georgian Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
[edit] Fleet
The Georgian Airways fleet includes the following aircraft (as of January 9, 2012).[5][6][7][8]
| Aircraft | Total | Oders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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| C | Y | Total | ||||
| Boeing 737-400 | 1 | — | 16 | 132 | 148 | |
| Boeing 737-500 | 2 | — | 16 | 92 | 108 | |
| Boeing 737-700 | 0 | 2 | TBA | Entry into service: 2012[4] | ||
| Boeing 787-900 | 0 | 1 | TBA | Entry into service: 2018[4] | ||
| Bombardier CRJ100 | 1 | — | 6 | 44 | 50 | |
| Bombardier CRJ200 | 1 | |||||
| 2 | Operated for UN | |||||
| Bombardier Challenger 850 | 1 | — | VIP | Operated for Government of Georgia | ||
| Total: | 8 | 3 | ||||
The average age of the Georgian Airways fleet is 15.9 years as of June 2011.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ "Head office." (direct image link) Georgian Airways. Retrieved on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Flight International 3 April 2007
- ^ http://news.am/eng/news/66949.html
- ^ a b c "Airzena" will purchase Boeing 737 and 787
- ^ Georgian Airways Fleet - CH Aviation
- ^ Georgian Airways Official site
- ^ Georgian Airways Official site
- ^ Georgian Airways Official site
- ^ "Georgian Airways - Details and Fleet History". Planespotters.net. http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/Airzena-Georgian-Airways. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
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